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About Christine Ann Atallah and The Bassalindos

Montreal, Canada

Christine Ann Atallah & The Bassalindos: are Montreal's acoustic world pop multilingual gem from Montreal, reflecting a kalidescopic heritage of cultures mingling pop,folk and sometimes jazz with Arabic riffs and Latin colors. Christine Ann Atallah's voice and captivating compositions manifest her heritage as well as her classical training and sultry jazz savoir-faire. She is a Mediterranean Diva of the snowy North who fluently speaks and performs four languages. Danny McLaughlin is her brilliant francophone guitarist and co-songwriter from Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick. Acadian cousin to the Cajuns of Louisiana, Danny’s opuses reflect jazz and classical genres along with the flair of days as a Maritime rocker in the Acadian group Ahimsa. The upright as well as electric basses leap to jazzy and funky life under the nimble fingers of Québécois musician François Lalonde, trained by the ”whose who” of legendary players he is now overtaking in notoriety. Your feet will tap to the engaging drum beats of the remarkably talented French Canadian drummer Mathieu Tessier, an energetic and dynamic player continuously in demand in the four corners of the globe. This group has played a bevy of major festivals around the world and in North America and Christine and Danny as a duo dazzled crowds of 5000 a night at Ceasar's Palace. They have been described as: "riveting" and their songs as "addictive" by critics and fans alike. Join us on Facebook